Gladis Eugenia Rodriguez Maravilla

40 years old / Homemaker

Gladys is a homemaker who also works in the fields planting corn and squash. Sometimes they sell the crops, but most of them are for their own consumption. She lives with her children and her husband, Antonio Portillo, who is 49 years old and was working at the time of the interview. 

Carolina Elizabeth Portillo

16 years old / student /Gladys’s daughter
 
She enjoys doing homework. After finishing high school, she would like to work as a police officer, but if given the opportunity to continue studying, she would like to become a pediatrician.

Josué Antonio Portillo Rodríguez 

13 years old / student / Gladys’s son

Josué likes going to school, he is currently in but once he grows up, he would like to work as a police officer.

Lesley Melissa Portillo Rodriguez 

3 years old/ Gladys’s daughter

She loves spending time at home with her mom.


The house was built three years ago and is made of old metal sheets. During the rainy season, rainwater leaks into the house. She was very excited to be selected as a beneficiary because the floor often becomes muddy inside the house, and there are many mosquitoes. Due to the humidity, they also suffer from respiratory illnesses.